Thursday, October 17, 2002

Short Strand News Online The residents of Short Strand have their own weblog (of sorts) at http://www.32s.org/. From the Shamrockshire Eagle. Comments: Google It! 9:21:46 AM

Are houses only for the wealthy? Margaret O'Neill We have Ground force, Changing Rooms and a plethora of other programmes designed to offer advice aplenty on how we can update, maintain and generally increase the value/desirability of our homes. Likewise the shelves in the newsagent are laden with at least one rain forest of print advising on similar matters. Whilst this in itself is no bad thing, however tedious to the uninterested, it is symptomatic of current society trends. Every dinner table or gathering when not discussing the traffic conditions or Roy Keane holds forth ad nauseam on the current housing market and in particular just how much their own particular little nest is now worth. An outside spectator may be forgiven for thinking the only housing problem experienced in this country was which particular shade was 'so today'. Unfortunately this is not reality in the south of Ireland but as the nation becomes increasingly affluent homelessness is a problem that that there is no political will to address. [Fourthwrite] Comments: Google It! 9:11:17 AM

'Robocop' raid seen as PSNI reversion Eamonn McCann What exactly did the PSNI expect? That they'd have to storm the parliament building? That the Education Minister might revert? The Minister for Health leap from an alcove after the manner of Xena the Warrior Princess and have at them with some fearsome weaponry? [The Blanket] Comments: Google It! 9:06:10 AM

UVF men jailed in Scotland Fern Lane The validity of the UVF ceasefire, already under intense scrutiny because of that group's involvement in sectarian attacks, has been further called into question after two men were jailed for 11 years each by the High Court in Glasgow last week after attempting to ship explosives into the Six Counties. [AP/RN ] Comments: Google It! 9:06:06 AM

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